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    UNIT 9.

    1: FESTIVALS AROUND THE WORLD GRADE 8


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    I. Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined
    1. A. perform B. end C. festival D. elephant
    2. A. cake B. celebrate C. racing D. candle
    3. A. desert B. held C. prefer D. celebrate
    4. A. those B. they C. than D. Thanksgiving
    5. A. cranberry B. lantern C. gather D. apricot
    III. Find which word does not belong to each group.
    1. A. joyful B. funny C. prefer D. happy
    2. A. festival B. local C. traditional D. cultural
    3. A. harvest B. rice god C. feast D. dancing
    4. A. artist B. dancer C. celebration D. performer
    5. A. ham B. flowers C. tomatoes D. Spain
    6. A. shopping B. exciting C. fascinating D. amazing
    7. A. celebrate B. attend C. held D. organize
    8. A. tradition B. celebration C. festival D. dishes
    III. Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D).
    1. Diwali, the Hindu Festival of Light, is the __________ holiday of the year in India.
    A. more important C. most important
    B. importance D. most importance
    2. A lot of dancers go to Rio de Janeiro to _____________ the Rio Carnival.
    A. follow B. take C. attend D. play
    3. Villagers voluntarily contribute money and other things to ________ the festival.
    A. remember B. celebrate C. set D. open
    4. La Tomatina ____________ on the last Wednesday of August every year.
    A. hold B. held C. is held D. be held
    5. The festival ________________ every year at the end of August.
    A. occur B. takes place C. takes D. held
    6. The Samba Parade in Rio Carnival has thousands of samba __ from various samba schools.
    A. performance B. perform C. performer D. performers
    7. The Elephant Race Festival in Dak Lak is a race between elephants that are ridden by their_.
    A. own B. owners C. owner D. owning
    8. Everybody has gone to the _______ festival.
    A. music B. musical C. musician D. musicians
    9. The Academy Awards, commonly ____________ as the Oscars, are the most famous
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    UNIT 9.1: FESTIVALS AROUND THE WORLD GRADE 8
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    film awards in the world.
    A. know B. knew C. known D. be known
    10. La Tomatina is a _____________ festival to celebrate the tomato harvest.
    A. year B. seasonal C. season D. annually
    11. People put pumpkin ____________ outside the homes during Halloween.
    neon
    A. lights B. lanterns C. D. bulbs
    signs
    12. It is _____________ to see elephants racing in the Elephant Race Festival inDak Lak.
    A. amaze B. amazing C. amazed D. amazement
    13. A lot of cultural and ______ activities are held as part of the FlowerFestival in Da Lat.
    A. art B. artist C. artistic D. arts
    14. The ____________ atmosphere is felt around all the villages.
    A. tradition B. festival C. festive D. air
    IV. Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the words in brackets.
    1. Street are decorated with ________________ lights and red banners.
    (colour)
    2. There are many ________________ differences between the two communities.
    (culture)
    3. She gave a wonderful ________________ as the Iron Lady – the former British Prime
    Minister Margaret Thatcher.
    (perform)
    4. There were lively New Year ________________ all over the town.
    (celebrate)
    5. It is ________________ in America to eat turkey on Thanksgiving Day.
    (tradition)
    6. What forms of ________________ do you participate in during the festival?
    (entertain)
    7. The hall looked very ________________ with its Christmas tree.
    (festival)
    8. Her eyes were wide with ________________ when she heard the news. (excite)
    9. The Chinese New Year marks the ________________ of spring and the start of the Lunar
    New Year. (begin)

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